Press release

National Human Rights Commission

New Delhi: 3rd July 2026

NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported incidents of toddlers being treated inhumanly by the nannies at a creche in an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Issues notices to the Karnataka Chief Secretary and DGP, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about some toddlers being treated inhumanly by the nannies at a creche operating on the premises of an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Reportedly, the incident came to light after a Child Helpline official received videos depicting cruelty towards toddlers of professionals working at the campus who leave their children at the facility while on duty.

The Commission has observed that the contents of the news reports, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Karnataka Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

According to the media report, carried on 2nd July 2026, the video purportedly showed the nannies placing the toddlers inside a washing machine, spraying water into their mouths using a toilet jet spray, locking them inside the toilets to silence them, forcing them to sit on Western-style commodes and threatening them to remain silent whenever they cried. The creche has been temporarily closed as a precaution.

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